Passenger-car.



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PASSENGER CAR. I APPLICATION FILED MAY 12,-1908.

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H. HOWSON.

PASSENGER GAB. APPLICATION FILED MAY 12', 1908.

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-- UNITED sraiins PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY HOWSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGXOR TO THE .I. G.BRILL COLL PANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OFPENNSYLVANIA;

PASSENGER-CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

Application filed May 12. 1908. Serial No. 432,536. I I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY HowsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Passenger-Cars, of which the following is aspecification.-

My invention relates to certain improvements in passenger cars of thetype in which passengers pay their fare on entering the car andparticularly the type of car used on street and suburban railways.

One object of my invention is to so convert the ordinary car of thistype into a pay as-you-enter car with the least amount of expense and toprovide independent ingress and egress passageways, yet allow sufficientspace for the conductor on the platform side of the partition separatingthe platform from the body of the car.

A further object of the invention is to construct the car so that it canbe used as a double ended car, the arts being so arranged that theplatform at tiie front end of the car can be entirely inolosed and Ialso provide an exit door at the front end which may be under theFurthermore, the doors and the rails can be shifted so as to be entirelyout of the way to allow a clear passageway from the body of the car -tothe platform. i

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l, is a sectional plan view of oneend of a passenger car illustrating my invention, the parts being in theposition illustrated when platform is at the rear end of the car; Fig.2, is a view similar to Fig. 1, the parts being in the positionillustrated when. the

platform-is at the forward end of the car; and Fig. 3, is a longitudinalsectional View on the A is thebody sides a--a.

B is the platform of the ordinary type having the front vestibuleframing B.

.AA,are .the corner posts of the ear and usually extending from onecorner post to the other is the transverse partition having a doorwaytherein and separatin the body of the car from the platform. T e floora'.of the body of the car is usually a step above the floor b of theplatform B the edge of the of the can having the usual floor a extendingas indicated in Fig. 1, in

line with the outer edge of the corner posts A. In converting theordinary passenger car of this type into a pay-as-yon-enter car, I

' cut away the partition between the two posts AA and substitutetherefor apartition 1) built within the car some distance from the edgeof the floor a as indicated in"l ig. "1, and in this partition is acentral paneld between two posts d spaced a given distance apart forminga septum and between the post d and the corner post A" are doors C andE. The door (I is the ingress door and the door E is the egress door.When the doors are closed, as in Fig. 1, the body of the cat is dividedfrom the platform.

The space between the two doors E and C on the platform side of thepartition is reserved for the conductor andin order to give himsuflicient space-and an even floor I prefera bly extend the body of thecar as shown at e Figs. 1 and 3, and in order to prevent passengersentering the car by means of the exit door E, 1 provide a rail b in thepresent instance having a member f extending .on the ingress side of thecar and a portion f at right angles thereto and terminating at a post f2 at the end ol'the extension of the platform a and pivoted to this postis a rail section i adapted to a socket f on a vertical post F extendingfrom the iloor of the platform to the hood B of the car. This postseparates the ingress and egress passageways at the edge of the platformB. On the other post (2 of'the partition D is a socket f and the rail Fis so pivoted that it canbe'swung horizontaliy to the position shown inFig. 2

to engage the sockets f,- t'his rail section f being above the sectionF, as indicatedin Fig. 3. On a post A s a socket and 1f theconductorwishes to cut oif t eegress passage he can move the railsection F- to engage this socket, as shown by dotted lines in ,Fig, 1,increasing the ingress passage to the platform. I

The ingress door C is preferably hung at c at the side of the car andswings in so, to allow for the free ingress of passengers after theyhave paid their fares to the conductor stationed within the rail F. Theexit door E is preferably pivoted at e to the post d on the exit sideofthecar and swings outwardly towards the space occupied by the conductor.The door is ;provided with a handle-e which can be easily reached by theconductor when it is desired-to open the door to allow passerh" egresspassages and he is at such a height "that he can have a full View of theinterior l readily closed by him without moving from of the car and canreadily see over the heads of the passengers on the platform.

The central partition is preferably provided with sashes d and d one orboth of which. may be raised or lowered so that when desirable the'conductor can call out the streets or answer any questions of thepassengers within the car without leaving his post. The upper portion ofthe partition I) can be made to extend to the roof of the car or mayterminate below the roof, as desired, the construction of this portionof the partition depending upon the type of car to be converted. Oneside of the platform is usually closed so that passengers must board orleave the car from one side only.

GG are fixed panels spaced apart to form a slideway g for the slidingdoor H which closes the exit doorway h and this door has a handle 71 andcan be locked by any suitable device. The handle is in such, positionthat when the platform is at the forward end of the carthe door can beoperated by the motorman'.

On the opposite side of the platform B are sliding doors I and J which,when moved to the position shown in Fig. 2 close the ingress and egresssections of the platform and when pushed back out of the way travel in achannel 7c, in a casing K,built on the inside of the car. The door f hasa ilange i at the inner end which engages a flange j at the outer end ofthe door J when the door I is pulled out so that the door J- is drawnout with it, and on the rear of the door J is a flange 9 against whichthe door f almtswlren the door I is moved in the opposite direction toopen the passageways, the door J is pushed bacl; with the door i intothe channel k, as clearly illus trated in Fig. 1.

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When the platformis atthe rear of the, car the parts arein the positionshown in Fig. 1,

the doors C. and E closing the passageways in the partition I). The doorH is closed and the doors I and J are open so as to leave a clearpassageway for the ingress and egress of passengers at one side of theplatform.

The rail F is in the position shown so as to divide the ingresspassageway from the egress passageway. This construction will givepractically as. much room for the ingress of passengers as the presentplatform as the conductor does not occupy any space on the platform andthere is a very small space cut oilf for the egress of passepgers.

When the platform is at the forward end of the car, then the doors C andE are thrown back, as imlicated in Fig.2, the doors I and J moved ontto, close the ingress and egress passagewaysiat one side of the car, andthe dividing section of therail is turned so as to engage the lug f. ThedoorH can be opened by the motorman when a assenger desires to alightfrom the car an the door ean be A onlyslightly reduced. Collapsibleseats may be provided. along the panel K and along the doors I and Jwhen closed, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2,-if desired, so as toadd to the seating capacity of the car. The in closed space at theforward end of the car may be utilized for packages, if desired, so asto preventtheir accumulating in the aisles.

I claim:

.1. The combination inv a passenger car, of a body portion having cornerposts, a platform at one end of the car beyond the corner post-sand.open at one side for the ingress or the egress of passengers, and apartition separating the platform from the body portion, said partitionextending into the body of the car from the corner posts.

2. 'llhecoinbination in a passenger car, of a body portion, a platform,the floor of the body'portion being above the floor of the platform, atransverse partition separating the body portion from the platform andhaving a doorway therein, the floor of the body portion extending beyondthe partition, and

means for separating the ingress and egress' sections of the platform.

3. The conibinatimi in a passenger car, of a body portion, a platform,the floor of the body portion being above the floor of the platform,corner posts at the junction of the platform and the body portion, apartition within the body portion having two doorways therein atanangle, the floor of the body portion extending beyond. the partition,and means for separating the ')latform into ingress and egress sections.

4. The combination in a passenger car, of a body portion, a ,latform, anangular partition separating the body portion from the platform,said'platform being open at one side for the entrance or exit ofpassengers, two doors in the partition, and a fixed septum separatingthe doorways, said doorways being arranged at opposite angles in respect,to the septum, therdoors closing said doorwavs.

5.. The combination'in a passenger car, of

a body (portion, a platform, a transverse partition ividing the bodyportion from the platform, said partition projecting into the ody of theear and having a central pane the partition on each side of the contra-lpanel being inclined towards the corner posts of the car, and havingdoorways therein, doors hung in said doorways, a guard extending fromone side of the panel towardsthe side of the platform, dividing theplatform into ingross and egress sections, the space between the centralpanel of the partition and the guard being of sufficient size to beoccupied i by the conductor,

V 6. The combination in a passsenger car, of a body portion, a platform,corner posts, the floor of the body of the car extending tothe cornerposts, a partition projecting into the car from a line drawn from-onecorner post to the other, and having a central panel and side pan'elsatan angle to the central panel, doorways in the two side panels, doorshung in the doorways, one adapted to swing in and the other adapted toswing out, a guard separating the platform intoingressand egresssections, said guard extending to the parti; tion. i

' 7. The combination in a passenger car, of

a body ortion, a narrow platform, the floor of the p atform being belowthe floorpf the body of the car, a partition extending into the car andhaving a doorway therein whereby the area of the platform is increased.

8. The combination in a passenger car, of a .body portion, a narrowplatform, the floor of the platform being below the fioorof the bodyportion, a transverse angular partition extending into the body of the,car so as to allow the floor of. the body portion to extend beyond thepartition, two do'orways in the partition, and -'a guard extending fromthe partition to one side of the car and separating the space on theplatform side of the partitioninto ingress and egress sections.

9. The combination in a passenger car, of a body portion, a platform,the floor of the platform being below the level of the floor of the car,a central extension of the floor of the car, a transverseangular-partition extending into' the bodyof the car, thus increasingthe area of the platform, the floor of the body portion and itsextension forming a space for the conductor.

10. The combination in a passenger car, of a body ortion, a narrowplatform, the floor of the p atform being below the floor of the car,corner posts in line with the edge of the door of the can-a projectionof said floor ex tending over the platform a partition having a centralanel and two side panels extending at an ang e towards the side posts,doorways in the side panels forming ingress and egress passageways,doors hung in said doorways, the ingress door being hung so as to swinginto the body of the car, the egress door swinging outwards towards theplatform, and a guard extending towards one side of the platform anddividing said platform into ingress and egress sections.

11. The combination in a passenger car, of a body poi tionfa platform,the floor of the platform being below the floor of the-body po tion,corner posts, a transverse partition separating the body portion fromthe Jlatform, said partition extending into the Jody portion of the car,the floor of the car ex"- tending beyond said partition, two doorways insaid partition, one being the ingress door- .Way and the other theegress'doorway, do orsmounted in said doorways, the ingress door gressand egress sections or moved to aposition so as to form passageways oneach side of the platform in line with the said doorways. I

a body ratingt guardrail having an angular fixed section,

portion, a platform, a partition sepas 'line of the car, a pivotedextension of said be placed in position so as to divide the plat= forminto ingress and egress sections or to be sageways on each side of thecar.

14. The combination in a passenger car, of a body portion, a platform, atransverse partition, the central projecting into the iody of the car,(.OOIWBJS hung in said doorways, a movable-sash i-irthe tending from-theingress side ofthe partition towards the platform and extending over theingress and egress seetions, th e space in front of the central portionof the partition being occupied by the conductor.

15. The combination in a passenger car, of

a body portion, a platform, the floor of the platform being below thebody ner posts at the junction of t e platform verse angular partition,the centralportion of said partition extending into the body of the carso as toincrease the area of the platform,

of the partition, doors-hung in saiddoorways,

position so as to divide the platform into in- 13. The combination in apassen er car, of

guard, said pivoted section being adapted to f 1n each side of thecentral partition,'- doors' centralportion of the partition, a guard explatform to one side thereof dividing it into plortion, corfloor withthat of the bodyiportion, a trans-' doorways on each side ofthe centralportion being arranged to swing into the car and the egress door beingarranged to swing outwards towards the latform, a guard rail exof thecar and having a central panel, posts I on each side of the partition, aguard extendtending t1 the edge'of the platform, said member b'ing'arranged to be moved into a e body portion from the platform, a

moved in position in line with the longitudinal line of the car so as toform clear pasortion of said a'rtition oneadapted'to swing out over theplatform and the other adapted'to swing into the body.

of the'car, a rail extending from the ingress side of the car, the otherdoorway being on side of the partition and right angles thereto, a postat one side of the platform, a pivoted extension of the rail, said railanditspivoted extensiondividing the platform into ingress and egresssections, a socket on the post and a socket; on the partition nearv theegress doorway, the pivoted section of the rail being adapted to swinginto engagement witheither of the sockets so as to divide the ingressfrom the egress passageways atone end of the car or to allow free egresspassagewa s on either side of the central ortion of the partition at theopposite end of the car, 1.6. The combination in a passenger car,

of a body poi'tion,'a platform, a transverse partition, the centralportionof the partition extending into the body of the car thus increasing the area of-the platform, doorways on each side ofthepartition, a guard dividing the platform into ingressand egresss'eo-- tions, a pair of sliding doors arranged to close one side of theplatform andthe side of the car having a channel for the reception ofthe sliding doors.

17. The combination of, a passenger car having a body portion,aplatform, corner posts at the yunction of the platform and thebodyportion, the floor of theplatform being below the floor of the bodyportion, a

. transverse partition, the side of the car being so formed that thereis a channel .between one end of the partition and one corner post,

and a guard extending fromone side of the platformto the partition, twopassageways in the yartition and twosliding doors adaptcd to eloseoneside of thcplatforrmonc door sliding past the other and one doorcontrolling the movement of the other,the said doors when pushed backentering the channel in the side of the car between the trans- "ersepartition and one of the corner posts.

18.- The combinationin a passenger car,

of a body portion, a platform, corner posts,

the floor'of thG'PliLtfQlIIl being below the car, doorways inthe angularportions ofthe partition, one doorway being on one I of a body .the bodyof the car. a guard extending'frorn the ingress side of thecentralpo'rtion of the partition towards one side of the platform,',

said guard having a movable'section, a pair of sliding doors adapted toclose .said side of the platform, the body of the car being shapedtoreceive said sliding doors, and a sliding door adapted to close theopposite side of the platform. v

19. The mbi alien in a passenger car, on, a platform at'ea'oh end, thefloor of each platform being below the body portion of the car, atransverse partition at each end of the body portion, said partitionextending into the body portion, each partition having a central panel,a

doorway on each side of the panel in each partition, doors hung n saiddoorways, one.

door arranged to swing outwardly and the other inwardly, a pair ofsliding doors closing one. side of each platform, a single sliding doorand a fixed panel closing the other side of each platform, a verticalpost at the side of the platform incloscd by the two sliding doors, aguard rail extending from one side of the central panel of each partition towards the platform and having an angular section runningparallel with the'central panel, a

post at the end of said angular section in line with the other side ofthe central panel, a pivoted guard rail on a plane above the fixed guardrail, a socket on the post at oneside of the platform and a socketon oneside of the central panel so that the pivoted" guard rail can beadjusted to divide the platform into ingress and egress sections or toinciosc a space atone side of the central panel of the partition so asto leave a clear passageway on either side of the said panel. Intestimony whereof, I have signed my nameto this speofication, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses. I

HENRY HOWSON.

Witnesses: v

Jos. H. KLEIN,

.WM. A. BARR.

